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Farokh Engineer
Farokh Maneksha Engineer
Born: 25 February 1938, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Lancashire, India.
Known As: Farokh Engineer
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: India v England at Kanpur, 2nd Test, 1961/62
Latest Test: India v West Indies at Bombay, 5th Test, 1974/75
ODI Debut: India v England at Leeds, Prudential Trophy, 1974
Latest ODI: India v New Zealand at Manchester, World Cup, 1975
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 23/01/1975)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 46 87 3 2611 121 31.08 2 16 66 16
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 14/06/1975)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 5 4 1 114 54* 38.00 58.46 0 1 3 1
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1958/59 - 1976)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 335 510 55 13436 192 29.52 13 704 120
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 117 1 117.00 1-40 0 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1968 - 1976)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 160 150 21 3008 93 23.31 0 12 159 31
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A colourful wicket-keeper batsman, "Rookie" was always a popular
player, both with fans and with other players. As evidence of his
dashing personality, "Brylcreem" (of Compton and Miller fame) used him
in its advertisements. As a batsman, he was always carefree. He once
scored 94* against West Indies before lunch on the opening day of a
Test (at Madras, 1966-67). In the 1970s, he once drove English
correspondent John Woodcock to the airport in Bombay, after which
Woodcock wrote: "...he drives as he bats, or bats as he drives, not
always with due care and attention, with an eye for the gap, and,
above all, conversationally."
As a keeper, his ebullience kept the close-in fielders on
their toes. He played a vital role in India's spin-driven successes
against England in the early '70s. A shortish, bulky man, he was
surprisingly agile behind the stumps, though his excitement sometimes
led to mistakes arising from over-eagerness. His running between the
wickets was somewhat erratic, though, in keeping with the rest of him,
entertaining as ever.
Intriguingly, he finished his Test career with a pair, against
the West Indies at Bombay in 1974-75. A popular overseas player for
Lancashire in the '70s, he later settled down in England, occasionally
surfacing as a radio and commentator.
(Uday, 1998)
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